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The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-16


on bis hands and only a few neighbors. In
this fascinating kind of general deshabille Of
morals, dress and the emotions he ap.
peared before Peg Moffat. More than
that, he occasionally limped with
her through the settlement The
critical eye of Red Dog took in the singular
pair-Jack. yolubl, suffering annareptlv
overcome by remorse, conscience, vitupera-
tion and disease; and Peg, open mouthed high
,Wlored, awkward, yet delighted; and the
critical eye Of Red Dog, seeing this, winked
meaninply at Rockville. No one knew what
passed between them. but all observed that
one summer day Jack drove down the main
street of Red Dog in an omen buggy. with the
beiress Of that town beside him. Jack. albeit
of his old dash. and Mistress Peggy. in an
enormous bonnet. with pearl colored ribbons
a sbade darker than her hair boldin, in her
short. pink-ploved fingers a bououet of yellow
roses abso,nte,v o,oxyed crimson in distressfu,
eratifcation over the dashboard So these
two fared on ont of the b,,sv settlement into
the woods against the rosv sunset Possibly
IL was not pretty picture' heVertheless' as
the aim aisles Oh tue solemn pines opened TO
receive tnen' miners leaned upon tneir spades
ana mecnah'cs stopped In thelr ton 70 LOOK
atter them' Inc criticai eye OF hea Doe,
perhaps from tne sum- perhaps from the iace
that 1t had itself once oeen young and dissi-
pated' LOOK on a kindiy moisture as it gazed'
The moon was high when they returned.
Those who had waited to congratulate Jack
on this near prospect of favorable change in
his fortunes were chagrined to find that, hav-
ing seen the lady safe home, he had himself
departed from Red Dog. Nothing was to be
CLEANED from Peg, who, on the next day and
ensuing days, kept the even tenor of her way,
sunk thousand or two more in unsuccessful
speculation, and made no change in her habits
OF personal economy. Weeks passed without
any apparent sequel to this romantic idyL
Notnihg was known dehhlteiy until JACK,
month later, turned up In sacramento, with
oi'iiatd cue 1T MS hahd' ana a heart over
cnareeu WIN 'hu'9nahe etno''oh Il aoht
ih'iiu say"'S t you' gehtieInen, III cohh-
oehce' san JACK I" circle OF sympathizing
piayets-l oon 'h''ih teli'hg you regarding
tnis 'hi's' INA. was as Sot' III tnh1 i'eck'eu
,aeeu' leu eyeu ''''io" ha'tei ga' as IL shea
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
How DO We Amuse Ourselves?

Why should the wOrkingman he fired
with that ar,lOr for knowledge which is
not expected of ourselves? | look round
among my acquaintance and friends,
and declare that | do not know a single
household, except where the head of il is
n literary man. and therefore obliged to
be always studying and learning. IN
which the members spend their evenings.
after the day work, in the acquisition
of new branches of learning. One NAV
go further; even of those who belong to
the learned professions. few indeed there
are who carry On their studies bcvOnd
the point where ,heir knowledge has =.
marketable value. The doctor learns his
craft as thoroughly rs he can. and. after
he has passed. reads no more than il lust
necessary to keep his eyes open to new
lights; the solicitor knows enough law to
carry ON his business, and reads no more
As for the schCOlmaster-wh ever
heard of "A classical master reading any
more Latin and Greek than he read,
with the bows? and who ever heard of a
mathematical master keeping up his
knowledge of the higher branches. which
put him among the wranglers of his
year, but are not wanted in the school?
Even the lads who have Just begun to- go
into the city. and who know very well
that their value would h. enormously in
creased by practical and real knowledge
of French. German sor shorthand. win
not take the trouble to acquire it, Yet,
with the knowledge of all this. we expect
the workinSman in his hours of leisure,
and after a day physically exhausting. to
sit down and work at something intel
lectual- There are. without doubt. some
men so strong and so avid of knowledge
that they will do this. hut thC=,,. are no
many. and they do not long remain
workinSmen.-Walt Besant in The
Contemporary Review.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

NJ recent progressive dinner party in
Philadelphia, after the hostess and her
guests hal returned To- thu ,rsiwine. room
in a state of cxhilaratIo:l. tho hostess in
quirei of each young lay what had
pleased her most AT the tablc- Each one
expressed herself as being greatly amused
with a story the gentleman next To her
had told
what was it" the hostess inquired
The story was repeated and all ex-
claimed: The same one he told met
The hostess complimenteI the fortunate
man ON his clever ability.
He expressed himself as being quito
gratified and in love with progressive din
ners- adding that it was an economy of
brain work being much pleasanter to
provide one good story for nineteen women
than nineteen stories for one woman.
Progressive dinners are popular with the
men.-Cincinnaii Enquirer.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
THE CHINESE MONACO.
Where the Orientals Go to Play Fan Tan.
Chicago Tribune

Where the OrientaIs Go to Play Fan Tan.
Chicago Tribune.
The Portuguese possession of Macao.
one of the oldest European settlements
in the Orient, would be of little impor-
lance to- its rulers, were it not that it is
to the Chinese of the island and some of
the foreigners, what Monte Carlo is to-
Europeans. 1t is one of the gambling
places of the world. One company pays
to- the Portuguese proprietOrs of the
island $50 900 "A year for the privilege of
running its several houses. Fan-tan.
the gambling game played here, one of
the simplest of games. allowing neither
the excitement nor the possible large
winnings of roulet, is irresistibly fasci
mating to the Chinese. They throng the
fan-tan house, crowtling around the ia
bIes and placing their little earnings
upon a corner of the l, ?, 3 or 4. 1t is
not at all uncommon to see them. when
all their money is lost, take gold or sill
Yer ornaments from their dress. or even
parts of the dress itself and stake them
against sums considerably lower than
their value. The game of fan-tan is
learned at a glance. A flat piece of lead
or other metal, about a foot square, is
placed in the center of the gambling ia
BILE. Its sides are numbered from one to
four.
The gambler places his money on one
side of the corner, betting upon one of
the numbers or upon combination of
numbers In the former ease, should he
be successful. he receives three times the
amount of his stake, less about ten per
cent commission for the bank. Should
either of the numbers upon the corner
or combination of which he has made
his wager wins he receives his stake. mi
nus the same commission. There are no
cards or wheel, but n pile of small
round coppers. having a little square
hole in the center of each and called
cash. n handful is taken and placed i'm
the center of the table under an inverted
bowl. When all bets have been made
the proprietor of the bank moves the
bowl and carefully takes from the pile
four cash: then four more: then four
more, and so on until. four, three, two
or only one is left, which is the winning
number. 1t is n most tedious game, for
the central pile must be So large that the
number of cash which it contains can
not possibly be told, and the process of
drawing them out by tours takes consid-
cradle time. But the poor Chinese who
have staked their all upon one of the
numbers hang over the table and watch
that gradually diminishing pile, in
tensely fascinated. Having won, they
try again. until they have at last
lost. Losing, they go off to beg, bor-
row or steal more capital with which tn
try their fortune.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
THE SOBER TRUTH.
Interlaehen at the Ocklaw aha-That Fish
ing Party-Who Were In It,
Correspondence Of the Puldtkd Netes-


ing Party-Who Were in It,
Correspondence Of the Palatkd Nesrs.
INTERLACHEN, June TO-
Probably nothing would have been
written about the ..fish-nick" to the Ock-
lawaha river yesterday, had not your
tother correspondent insinuated that
wonderful stories would be told.
Our party consisted of twenty-six
souls. The exact number were counted
up at noon to determine how many
mouths were to be fed upon the few
know that each and all had plenty, if
not of the fish, certainly of the cakes.
pies, roast chicken, broiled hams, baked
beans, sardines, salmon, jams and jel-
lies, coffee, tea and lemonade. What is
the use of exerting so much nerve to
catch fish to eat when the many good
ladies of the party had laid in such sup
plies: But we caught the fish, nOtwith
standing-three of them-and many IA
fishing party would have stretched their
imaSfnations and counted in all the
ninnows i'm telling of the number. hut
we happened to be a goody good truthful
party. We didn't care much for fish
either. We went for the fun of it, and
for a boat ride on the Ocklawaha and in
this we made a success, Arriving at
Cedar Landing we soon obtained control
of the ferry boat and a skiff. and we all
certainly enjoyed the rides up and down
the wild, crooked, mystic river.
Many incidents occurred worth Ielat-
ing but the sight of black bear up a
tree, and a huge alligator swimming
down the stream, the towing and poll
ing of the ferry barge back up stream
against the swift current, the dipping of
water from the middle of the deep blue
spring, with a tifteen-foOt pole. the catch
ing of the three large fish, the elegantly
prepared dinner, the pleasant company
that partook of it and the good cheer
that existed all day and the safe return
to our coy homes must suffice.
Our party consisted of, Squire Lott
Allen, his wife and daughter. Mr.. Lot
tie Allen. Jr., and his handsome bride,
L. s. Hall and wife, and ~ L. Ross and
lIlt I" u tliNStS
Merriam and Mrs. Geo. Anderson and
daughter, Mr.. Theodore Anderson and
Capt. Anderson and family.
Next TUE sday our Sabbath school will
picnic at Mariners Lake, and all well
disposed persons are invit Ell to come,
but not to forget the basket.
The weather here is charming While
it is hot at midday in the sun, constant
breeze can be enjoyed in the shade. The
nights are invariably cool and our ply
stefan has no profession business.
There is absolutely no sickness. Where
else can such blessings be enjoyed, and
yet we are not happy. We want more,
more new corners, To buy our lots and
lands, more .'Yanks' with swelled poe
kets, to fill the ''OMNIBUS."
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
Ii Was All Wrong.

We clip the following paragraph from
the jacksonville Ners- Herald:
There is some amusement developed
by the quarantine regulations as well as
bother. On Thursday Capt. Frank h.
Howard, of this city, went up to- Palatka
ON business. When the train arrived at
West Tocoi a negro appeared i'm the door
and sung out: ''Sartiticates, gentlemen
The captain was engaged in conversation
at the time. and when Miller came through
the train to inspect the health certificates,
Captain Howard handed him "A letter of
introduction To parties in Palatka instead
of the Board of Health certificates. The
darky patiently read it and handed it
back saying lit am all right sar," when
the captain observed the mistake and
made the same known to his fellow-pas-
sengers, all enjoyed a hearty laugh at
the expense of the Palatka official.
Mr.. Miller, the official mentioned, hap
pened to be a white man, and is well
known in this city. He informed us
that no such paper as described by the
Ne,rs- Herald was ever given him, and
that he is at loss to known how such a
report originated.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

jacksonville Price Current.
Last week the sprightly EreniHg Her
aid, of jacksonville, was purchased by
the Florida Publishing Company. and it
was thought by many that the evening
field in this city would not be occupied
by any journal, but Mr.. w. Il. Carter.
formerly city editor of the Herald, and
Mr.. X. \. Russell, the foreman of the
same establishment, have gone to work
and are making arrangements to start
The Metropolis, which will succeed the
field formerly held by the Herald. Both
the young men are plucky and bright,
and have sufficient backing to make
The Metropolis a success. 1t Is the in
tention of Messrs. Russell K Carter to
put The Metropolis down to the extreme
ly low price of ten cents per week, and
in this cheapness they hope to put their
paper i'm every household in the city.
and as an advertising medium it will he
very valuable.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
Queer. Titles for Inventors.


In looking over the list of patents re-
ferred to an element of mystery. as well
as an element of humor seemed to re-
Heve its somewhat prosaic features
\ patent granted for a cap litter for
coffin" had a certain combination of oh
scurity and gloom which excited re-
Elective melancholy, but as the next in
vention on the list was ''shank stiffen-
er. there was "A reaction of curiosity to
ascertain whether the two inventions had
anything in common. Another inven-
ton. a sole and heel-edge blacker for
boots and Shoes" struck me as
an evidence of the way in which
convenient appliances for polish
ing the understanding. so To speak. have
been specialized. My Imagination had
some scope in determining whether the
patent for a ''crimping machine" applied
to an invention for the benefit of a lady :
dress or "A device for the arrangement of
her hair. and another patent for an ''elec-
tric switch" left me in uncertainty
whether railToading or hair dressing was
to profit 10y it. \ ''heddle for looms"
was even more Of puzzle To me. as
hal never heard of the aforementioned
article and could only con lecture that il
had something To do with weaving
machine.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

pany is made up Of the best talent of
Jacksonville, and a glance at the pro-
gramme will convince all that a most
entertaining evening is in store for us.
Tickets are now on sale at Kersting's
drug store. and we hope to see a crowded
house on the first appearance of the COM
pany in the Gem City. Read the adver-
tisement elsewhere.
There is one young man in this town,
popular druggist, who can tell to a
nicely just how hot match is. Yester-
day morning, when he awoke, he got up
and sat down in n wooden bottom rock
ing chair To put on his shoes. The shoes
must have been a little tight, for in
twisting around to get them on he struck
some matches that had been left on the
chair. About the time the matches
went off the young man started toward
the ceiling. He says the matches were
extra hot, as the burn had not quit hurt
ing when the reporter was given the
facts as above set fourth.
The Seville Independent has the fol-
lowing marriage notices which will in
terest our home readers: I'm st. Mark
Church, Palatka, June 9th, 1897, by the
Rev. III. I'll. Morrell, ID. d., Mr.. William
A. Leek and Miss Lucretia
NJ. Sheat, of Seville. The
bridal party will shortly make
a brief visit to st. Augustine
And ION Saturday, June 4, 1897, at the
Grand View Hotel, Seville, by his Honor
Mayor Jenkins, MIR. G. o. Benton, of
Palatka, and Miss Jennie Rushin, of Sc
vile. The happy couple departed for
their future city home after receiving
the congratulations of host of friends"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
POst-Of1ice Directory.

OFFICE HOURS.
General Delivery-Open Mt SD a. m; closes
Money Or,ier-Open at SO a. m; closes at
D. m
General Delivery on Sunday-From ? a. m. To
go a. m. and after arrival of Northern mail
MAILS ARRIVE AND CLOSE
Northern mail arrives ut 1015 a M. and I'll
ID m: closes at 10D a. m. and 4:s y. m
jacksonville mail arrives at g.. p. m; closes
at 40 y. m.
Southern mail arrives Mt All a. m. and ll.l1
a. m: closes at 90 a. m and Id p m
st. Augustine mail arrives at BID a. m and
5O0 d. m; closes at 1880 IA m and 40 b. m
oslatka and Draytou Island mail arrives at
10 10 IA. m; closes at 10 y. IN.
Palatka and Tocoi mail arrives ut 1910 a. M
closes at Ito p. m.
Palatka and Daytona-Arrives at ll.t6 a. M,
leaves at LIS p. III.
Florida Southern Railway arrives Mt 4O p.
m: closes at $40 a.
Paat ka and Bannersvile-Arrivese every sat
urtiay at II NJ, and closes at II. Il pm.
Northern mails ON sunday close ut BID a. IN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
Small and Selfish.
Ocala Free Press.

About the smallest thing in honorable
journalism has been accomplished by the
great and good" Times Union. Ii was
too selfish to- make any comment ON the
new Morning NeIrs, its rival. and when
TIE PALATKA NEWS made a rise tn "a
hrst-class morning paper. 1t hasn't said
a word pro or con but the entire State
press made up for its selfishness.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
weather Indications.

Eastern F7Oridd-OccdsiOndt local
rains, winds becoming Sonthedsterniy
slight changes ia temperature.
Western F7Oridd-LocdI rains South
erniy rinds, slight changes ia temperd-
tyrP
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

louisville. June ii.-Gain dun and weak:
WheaI-No- red. ~ Corn-No. mixed. iIIs-
white. 44ls- oats-No- =. 81 Provisions stu tdy.
NEW ORLEANS. June u.-Coffee inactive.
and lower-Rio cargOe= common TO prime Ella
s31s- Other articles unchanged.
LoNpON. June li.-Turpentine. q Id.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
LEMON ELIXIR

Customer (>evcreiy DO you sell dis
eased meat here: Butcher tblandlyb-
Worse than that. sir. Customer tex
cide'liy Mercy ON us, How can that
liz possible: Butcher (coniitientially)-
That meat sell is dead. absolutely dead
sir. Customer lsheepishlNl-Oh
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
Bless the Bears.
New York HeraId.

1t is reported that American ladies in
London have the greatest possible diff
Guilty in finding ready made shoes small
enough to fit them. That scores one for
our side
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
MARAET REPORTS.
FINANCIAL

NEW York. June 1I-.Excnange duh but
steady at 4s51xfB4s.. Money easy 3T4-
closing offered T. Sub-Treasury. gold. sl34-
So: Sub-Treasury. currency. Sl5.32- Govern
ment= dull but steady-4I4 per cents. .gs.GB
IOsI State Bonds quiet and il REGULAR.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
From North Georgia.

Mrs. y. \. McEntire writes from
Spring Place: For many years have
been great sufferer from indigestion,
sick headaches and nervous prostration
caused from biliouSneSS and constipa-
ton. tried many remedies, but got no
permanent relief until used DIR. MOI
ley's Lemon Elixir. | am now in better
health than for many years. Ny daugh-
ter has been subject Ia chills and fever
from her infancy. | could get nothing
To relieve her: the Lemon Elixir has IT,
stored her to perfect health.
LEMON EL.IXIR
Cures indigestion. headache. malaria,
kidney disease. fever. chills. loss of aV-
petite, debility ami nervous prostratiOn
by regulating the Liver. Stomach. Bow
els. Kidneys and Blood.
Fifty cents for one half-pint bottle. 81
for pint and half pint bottle Sold by
druggists generally.
Sold by Rudolf kersting.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
About Canned Goods.
, assell's Magazine

n hint now about canned goods, meat
especially. Note, when about to pur-
chase, the condition of the tin if bulged
outwaris. don't hare 1T, eren as a gittt
We will explain the process of canning
to give weight to our warning.
The meat is packed i'm tins while raw
then sealed and cooked in an outer YES
sci of boiling water, with sometimes the
addition of chemical tn rise the tenn
periture. When cooked, the can is
pierced, and, as soon rs the air and
steam are expelled. il is soldered. Ex-
perts know when it is ready for solder
ing; a moment too soon and the mischief
is done, because if air is left in the
bulges. and the meat will not be good.
On the contrary, if the tin is sunk, it is
an infallible sign of goodness; ii proves a
vacuum, which is natural, as the meat
shrinks when no air Is in the can
Some say, what matter if the air he
left in the tin. Simply this: Nitrogen,
an element of air, imparts To bodies
with which it comes in contact a ten
dency to change and decay.
Often, ON opening "A can of preserved
goods, people are heard to say 1.-The air
Is escaping, instead of which the slight
kissing sound is the result of the air rush
ing i'm, another proof that there was a
vacuum. Well, we go So far as to say
that, assuming the outward sign of good
ness above referred to, label bearing
the name of a good exporter or importer,
and also reliable vendor of the article.
whether meat, fish, milk. soup or vege-
tables. the chances are n million To one
against any being injured, much less
poisoned, by timed goods.
Another caution, though. Always
look out for anv little globules of solder
that sometimes find THEN way inside of
the tim and take care, especially in the
case of salmon and lobster. to empty the
contents As soon as open into an earthen-
ware vessel. This is necessary for every
thing except milk.
A horse grazed contentedly IN front of
n State street residence yesterday, while
goose held him by the halter and kept
him from straying. This circumstance
probably did not attract SO much atten-
ton as it would had the goose been any
thing but an exiled tailor's goose, with
no more than twenty pounds (avoiriu-
poisl to its credit.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

Money To Loan on improved city prop
erty. Baldwin ~ Cochran. 1t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

FOE RENT-PaIatka House Rooms
and halls al newly furnished. In good
order. Terms. reasonable. IIenis Peter
mann. iun12-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
WEEKLY BANK STATEMk.Nr.


p per cent rule ---------- 40. 10
The stock market was remarkably duh again
to-day there being decided indiSposition To
trade among all classes of operators Under
expectation of Il favorable bank statement
room traders of bearish turn rcfrained from
putting put any lines while the demand
cccdingly light The tone of dealings were
heavy for the most part under few realiZations
ON advances for past few days The usually ac-
tive list was entirely barren of feature, but
among specalties there were few Wild fiuctu-
ations, including a sharp advance Of = in Lou
isv.IIe New Albany aeti Chicago and "a decline
in ST. Paul and Duluth, Canadian Pacific, Nir-
ginn Midland and Lake Erie and Western. pre-
ferred were conspIcuOusly strong The open
ing was weak at declines from last evenings
figures. extending Ia = per cent. Trading was
exceedingly duh and prices remained steady
with moderately firm tone. during first hour,
hut after that time everything became heavy
and tine market closed dull at shade below
opening prices
Sal. ..nIV h l.ha
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12

Lnst-Two keys on ring. between T..
t. Lanes and k"r-ting's- Finder please
return them To- kerSting's drug store.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-12
General Markets.

NEW YORK. June n.-SOuthern Flour quiet;
wheat firm; prices showing decided change:
options unsettled No. = real, June, .rsf, ~, :;
July. ~ -l,sfi .trss- Corn firm, and moderately
actiVe-No- June, 4.6si.1s: July, 4.alGl fs3l
Oats Stcady-pptiOnS shade lower, mixed West
ern, $50, sj; white Western, ;sscGJ4.; No. June
49,; July, 80 ia SS's. Hops quiet AMI I'M
changed: coffee, fair Rio nominal, options
opened stronger, closing lower-No- : Rio
July. SIS. dI:..5. August, SI--HS1l9-.tb. Sugar
dull and unchanged refined nominal. MolasScs
steady. Rice quiet and unchanged. Cotton
seed OIL 80 - crude, il6flls for refined. Resin
puiet at I4JfI.:D. Turpentine dull at -.
Hides quiet hut firm. Pork dull and barely
stcady--I6 new; SIS for old. Beef dull. Reel
hams steady at SCI 5asf: s..s,. Tcrcc beef dull.
city extra india Mess sl56tI -. cut meats quiet
AMI steady Miidcs duh and nominal. t.ar'l
lIj points lower and very dull. Westt-
S6..sJ; July, Sa..s; city steam. $3.50 Re
fined. SD. Continent frcights dull